Bahrain
MIDDLE EAST: Regimes address political reform calls
Arab regimes are presenting themselves as seriously engaged in a process of political reform.....
Middle EastSAUDI ARABIA: Ambivalence hinders Islamic finance
Although Islamic finance has become an industry with assets exceeding 240 billion dollars, the...
Saudi ArabiaSAUDI ARABIA: Islamic finance
The crackdown on Islamic militants following the bombings in Riyadh in May is likely to set back...
Saudi ArabiaUS/MIDDLE EAST: Structural flaws mar FTA outlook
Washington is expected this month to announce plans to start talks with Egypt on a free trade...
Middle EastUNITED STATES: Immigration rules inflict wider damage
The administration is considering a plan that would require face-to-face interviews with most of...
United StatesBAHRAIN: Timid reforms fail to tame opposition
The elected lower chamber of the new National Assembly this week voted against ratification of...
BahrainBAHRAIN: Superficial Reforms
The elected lower chamber of the new National Assembly this week voted against ratification of...
BahrainGULF STATES: Anti-US feelings pose challenge
A US Defense Department official was killed and another injured in an ambush outside Camp Doha,...
Gulf States
